Photo's from Jean's trek in Nepal, October/November 1997.

Here are photos from the trek that Jean van Berkel and friends took in the Khumbu region of Nepal in October/November 1997. To see each one, click on the title in the first column below, then return to the index using your browser's "Back" button.

TITLE (to click on)File nameDate
Map of the trekmap Oct/Nov 1998
Monkey temple in Katmandu.temple Oct/Nov 1998
Nepalese children in festival clothes near Jiri.kids Oct/Nov 1998
Hamlet near Lukla, 2800 m altitude. Clouds at 3000 m, snow above on Zadare Dandra range (4300 m altitude) which we left the day before due to heavy snow. clouds Oct/Nov 1998
Village of Goli Gompa with millet (green) fields at 3000 m altitude near Pike (4100 m). Back-ground Rolwaling Himal mountains. valley Oct/Nov 1998
Namche Bazar, 3400 m altitude.namche Oct/Nov 1998
Old Namche Bazar, Sherpa Guest House. namold. Oct/Nov 1998
View at Everest (in the clouds) and Lotze from Pahongma at 7.00 AM.everest Oct/Nov 1998
Stream near Ama Dablan and Dimboche at 4300 m.river Oct/Nov 1998
Monk on his way home near Chukung. He lives high up in the mountains at 4800 m altitude to be close with the Boedha.monk Oct/Nov 1998
Island Peak, view from the summit of Chukung Ri (5500 m) to the East.chukung Oct/Nov 1998
Climbing Sherpa Lama in front of Island Peak (6180 m) , our target.lama Oct/Nov 1998
Yak at Chukung (4700 m altitude) with Lotze (8500 m) in the back-ground in the clouds.yaklotze Oct/Nov 1998
View at Ama Dablan (6900 m) with Chukung Village below. ama4p Oct/Nov 1998
Avalanche at the North face of the Ama Dablan (6900 m). avalanche Oct/Nov 1998
Island Peak base camp, 5100 m altitude. The ever busy kitchen-boys (5 AM till 8 PM) are preparing food.campi Oct/Nov 1998
Glacier and ice wall at 6000 m altitude near top Island Peak (6180 m altitude). topi Oct/Nov 1998
Oct/Nov 1998